Joe Merrick
@joemerrick.bsky.social
Geek. Pokémon Master. Webmaster of http://Serebii.net
@serebii.bsky.social. Freelance Journalist. Also
@VirtuallyMarti.bsky.social's Player 2. Business Email: [email protected]
@serebii.bsky.social. Freelance Journalist. Also
@VirtuallyMarti.bsky.social's Player 2. Business Email: [email protected]
Even beyond the difference in style, with SV going for a more realistic art style for the Pokémon, the colour contrast difference between Z-A and SV is also massive.
Which do you prefer?
Which do you prefer?
November 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Even beyond the difference in style, with SV going for a more realistic art style for the Pokémon, the colour contrast difference between Z-A and SV is also massive.
Which do you prefer?
Which do you prefer?
Huge thanks to TPCi for bringing me to the Pokémon TCG Pocket experience at Outernet London
It was such a cool thing that they set up and they even played DJ Pikachu’s set during it
It was such a cool thing that they set up and they even played DJ Pikachu’s set during it
November 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Huge thanks to TPCi for bringing me to the Pokémon TCG Pocket experience at Outernet London
It was such a cool thing that they set up and they even played DJ Pikachu’s set during it
It was such a cool thing that they set up and they even played DJ Pikachu’s set during it
Ok so just to clarify something as I've seen a few tweets go wide and some people are under the impression Diancie will give you more Mega Shards if you use it to destroy Crystals
This isn't the case. What happens is the ones from the battle get stored in a buffer and given next time
This isn't the case. What happens is the ones from the battle get stored in a buffer and given next time
November 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Ok so just to clarify something as I've seen a few tweets go wide and some people are under the impression Diancie will give you more Mega Shards if you use it to destroy Crystals
This isn't the case. What happens is the ones from the battle get stored in a buffer and given next time
This isn't the case. What happens is the ones from the battle get stored in a buffer and given next time
Here goes all my free-time until the DLC
November 6, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Here goes all my free-time until the DLC
Mochi has been very brave and cuddly on this firework night. They haven’t really bothered him too much
November 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Mochi has been very brave and cuddly on this firework night. They haven’t really bothered him too much
Here's the current Pokémon sales chart for games with the new figures.
SV increased by just shy of half a million which is good for a Jun-September quarter this deep into its life
Z-A's sales here cover just four days. Next update is due in February
SV increased by just shy of half a million which is good for a Jun-September quarter this deep into its life
Z-A's sales here cover just four days. Next update is due in February
November 4, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Here's the current Pokémon sales chart for games with the new figures.
SV increased by just shy of half a million which is good for a Jun-September quarter this deep into its life
Z-A's sales here cover just four days. Next update is due in February
SV increased by just shy of half a million which is good for a Jun-September quarter this deep into its life
Z-A's sales here cover just four days. Next update is due in February
Fun fact: In Pokémon Legends: Z-A, there was a slight reclassification of Special Pokémon which gave the capability for Pokémon to be in two categories of Special Pokémon
Currently, there's only two. Koraidon & Miraidon are both "Restricted" Legendary & Paradox now.
Currently, there's only two. Koraidon & Miraidon are both "Restricted" Legendary & Paradox now.
November 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Fun fact: In Pokémon Legends: Z-A, there was a slight reclassification of Special Pokémon which gave the capability for Pokémon to be in two categories of Special Pokémon
Currently, there's only two. Koraidon & Miraidon are both "Restricted" Legendary & Paradox now.
Currently, there's only two. Koraidon & Miraidon are both "Restricted" Legendary & Paradox now.
A friend managed to get me codes for the Pokémon Center birthday distributions starting today in Japan: Fidough for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and Audino for Pokémon Legends: Z-A
The second Cherish Ball distribution for Z-A!
The second Cherish Ball distribution for Z-A!
November 1, 2025 at 1:41 PM
A friend managed to get me codes for the Pokémon Center birthday distributions starting today in Japan: Fidough for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and Audino for Pokémon Legends: Z-A
The second Cherish Ball distribution for Z-A!
The second Cherish Ball distribution for Z-A!
Ah neat my first Shiny Alpha Mega capable Pokémon
October 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Ah neat my first Shiny Alpha Mega capable Pokémon
My gift to myself for a job well done for Legends Z-A coverage is downloading ahead of next week.
I can already tell I am going to end up putting hundreds of hours into this game
I can already tell I am going to end up putting hundreds of hours into this game
October 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
My gift to myself for a job well done for Legends Z-A coverage is downloading ahead of next week.
I can already tell I am going to end up putting hundreds of hours into this game
I can already tell I am going to end up putting hundreds of hours into this game
This may well be my favourite immersive animation to date.
October 30, 2025 at 6:30 AM
This may well be my favourite immersive animation to date.
Right, that was the battles mopped up and everything now coverage is done, and now I'm completely done.
October 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Right, that was the battles mopped up and everything now coverage is done, and now I'm completely done.
Just did an implementation of the interactive map on every Pokémon's location page in Serebii's Gen 9 Pokédex; click details next to the location and you'll get brought to the map where you can get a filter solely for that species
October 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Just did an implementation of the interactive map on every Pokémon's location page in Serebii's Gen 9 Pokédex; click details next to the location and you'll get brought to the map where you can get a filter solely for that species
Just made a cheeky little script which combines entries when entries have overlapping spawns.
Honestly was fearing I'd have to manually do it but 6am ingenuity struck
Honestly was fearing I'd have to manually do it but 6am ingenuity struck
October 26, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Just made a cheeky little script which combines entries when entries have overlapping spawns.
Honestly was fearing I'd have to manually do it but 6am ingenuity struck
Honestly was fearing I'd have to manually do it but 6am ingenuity struck
Very lucky to have been given a code by a friend for the special Slowpoke event that's happening in Japan right now.
The first Cherish Ball Pokémon for Pokémon Legends: Z-A
The first Cherish Ball Pokémon for Pokémon Legends: Z-A
October 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Very lucky to have been given a code by a friend for the special Slowpoke event that's happening in Japan right now.
The first Cherish Ball Pokémon for Pokémon Legends: Z-A
The first Cherish Ball Pokémon for Pokémon Legends: Z-A
Fun fact, this is the first ever Mega Pinsir card to ever be made including with the regular TCG
October 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Fun fact, this is the first ever Mega Pinsir card to ever be made including with the regular TCG
Earlier, I woke up at 5:30am a bit restless
So I put all the Side Missions on the Serebii Legends: Z-A Interactive Map
So I put all the Side Missions on the Serebii Legends: Z-A Interactive Map
October 22, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Earlier, I woke up at 5:30am a bit restless
So I put all the Side Missions on the Serebii Legends: Z-A Interactive Map
So I put all the Side Missions on the Serebii Legends: Z-A Interactive Map
Today marks 26 years since I began the site that became Serebii!
Every passing year I get more flabbergasted by the site's continual support and growth. There are times when I thought its peak was behind us but this year continues to break records.
#Serebii26
Every passing year I get more flabbergasted by the site's continual support and growth. There are times when I thought its peak was behind us but this year continues to break records.
#Serebii26
October 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Today marks 26 years since I began the site that became Serebii!
Every passing year I get more flabbergasted by the site's continual support and growth. There are times when I thought its peak was behind us but this year continues to break records.
#Serebii26
Every passing year I get more flabbergasted by the site's continual support and growth. There are times when I thought its peak was behind us but this year continues to break records.
#Serebii26
Found some ladders I missed and in doing so found this sparkling lad
October 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Found some ladders I missed and in doing so found this sparkling lad
Also I actually got my first shiny of the game while doing the ladders.
It was a Fletchling. I actually saw a Shiny Fletchling before but spooked it, but yay I got another one.
How they're the only Shiny I have seen in my entire playthough, I have no idea.
It was a Fletchling. I actually saw a Shiny Fletchling before but spooked it, but yay I got another one.
How they're the only Shiny I have seen in my entire playthough, I have no idea.
October 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Also I actually got my first shiny of the game while doing the ladders.
It was a Fletchling. I actually saw a Shiny Fletchling before but spooked it, but yay I got another one.
How they're the only Shiny I have seen in my entire playthough, I have no idea.
It was a Fletchling. I actually saw a Shiny Fletchling before but spooked it, but yay I got another one.
How they're the only Shiny I have seen in my entire playthough, I have no idea.
We know now this is utter nonsense but this is indicative of the massive problem that exists in regards to Pokémon, and Nintendo in general.
People post without context and/or knowledge and it spreads, and spreads and people just assume. This has 127k likes...
This is wrong.
People post without context and/or knowledge and it spreads, and spreads and people just assume. This has 127k likes...
This is wrong.
October 20, 2025 at 8:22 AM
We know now this is utter nonsense but this is indicative of the massive problem that exists in regards to Pokémon, and Nintendo in general.
People post without context and/or knowledge and it spreads, and spreads and people just assume. This has 127k likes...
This is wrong.
People post without context and/or knowledge and it spreads, and spreads and people just assume. This has 127k likes...
This is wrong.
As many have requested in recent days, I've now added native imagery for all available Pokémon in Pokémon Legends: Z-A processing like 2GB worth of pictures...this time fully by hand to make sure the background removal works.
Took a good few hours. Sorry about that.
Took a good few hours. Sorry about that.
October 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
As many have requested in recent days, I've now added native imagery for all available Pokémon in Pokémon Legends: Z-A processing like 2GB worth of pictures...this time fully by hand to make sure the background removal works.
Took a good few hours. Sorry about that.
Took a good few hours. Sorry about that.
Been playing the Ranked Battles during my breaks (yes my breaks involve me playing the game and cataloguing other modes) and have hit Rank A for the first season
I'm actually enjoying this mode somewhat. It's chaos, but it's fun
I'm actually enjoying this mode somewhat. It's chaos, but it's fun
October 19, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Been playing the Ranked Battles during my breaks (yes my breaks involve me playing the game and cataloguing other modes) and have hit Rank A for the first season
I'm actually enjoying this mode somewhat. It's chaos, but it's fun
I'm actually enjoying this mode somewhat. It's chaos, but it's fun
As if Wild Zone 17 wasn't scary enough as standard...
October 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
As if Wild Zone 17 wasn't scary enough as standard...
So I've mentioned about Pumpkaboo's forms changing names but did you know we've actually had a Pokémon have its forms removed entirely?
Xerneas used to have two forms: Neutral Mode and Active Mode. This has now changed to just be part of its attacking animations.
Xerneas used to have two forms: Neutral Mode and Active Mode. This has now changed to just be part of its attacking animations.
October 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
So I've mentioned about Pumpkaboo's forms changing names but did you know we've actually had a Pokémon have its forms removed entirely?
Xerneas used to have two forms: Neutral Mode and Active Mode. This has now changed to just be part of its attacking animations.
Xerneas used to have two forms: Neutral Mode and Active Mode. This has now changed to just be part of its attacking animations.